Help!! While on vacation house temperature dropped!!

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Hi, so me and my family are on vacation and my dad checked our home thermostat this morning and it said 53. We left our pets at home with our vet neighbor, but I’m a little worried about my axolotl. Will she be okay? My dad turned it up and it’s climbing, but she will be okay right? We are headed home in 2 days. I’m not sure how long it was.
 
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Binditheaxolotl said:
Hi, so me and my family are on vacation and my dad checked our home thermostat this morning and it said 53. We left our pets at home with our vet neighbor, but I’m a little worried about my axolotl. Will she be okay? My dad turned it up and it’s climbing, but she will be okay right? We are headed home in 2 days. I’m not sure how long it was.
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it wont hurt her. theyre cold water animals anyway. at most, her metabolism my slow a little, but if they can handle being put in the refrigerator, a slight drop in tank temp wont be that big of a deal.
 
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GulfCoastAxolotls said:
it wont hurt her. theyre cold water animals anyway. at most, her metabolism my slow a little, but if they can handle being put in the refrigerator, a slight drop in tank temp wont be that big of a deal.
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Sorry my reply is so late but thanks! I didn’t see this but I came home and she was fine.
 
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